late Qing Dynasty arrest

The situation is treacherous, Dong Zhiyuan suddenly heard the shocking change, Cui Wei led 11000 Hui troops from Taichang Town and Zhengping Town to revolt on the battlefield, allowing the Qing army to make great strides forward, occupying two important military towns overnight, and the Yellow Dragon Banner was planted in Taichang Town , Zhengping Town.

Xu Zhanbiao is the coach of the whole road. He has to obey Zuo Zongtang's order and the final arrangement of the court. Of course, he has to raise his social status, so he did not participate in the surrender ceremony and stayed in Shishe Town.

Facing the morning breeze and the fresh morning dew, Huang Ding and Li Guolou led a group of civil servants and generals to the gate of Taichang Town. What greeted them was a sea of ​​flowers, and along the way were rows of Qing soldiers with guns. Soldiers, pennants are planted all over the loess slopes.Drums and drums sounded together, and the jubilant gongs and drums twisted their waists to welcome the most distinguished guests.

Li Guolou and Huang Ding walked side by side, walking in front of the team. Li Guolou said with emotion: "Master Zodiac, two days ago we were living in the wind and sleeping in the open, and it was only a few days before we wanted Zou Baohe's old life." !"

Huang Ding remained solemn, but his thoughts had long been on the soldiers who died on this land, and he couldn't help but sigh, "Yes! It's only been a few days. If the Qing army hadn't fought well, Cui Wei would not have given up easily. I want to erect a monument to the soldiers who died, they are the biggest contributors to this victory.”[

Li Guolou lowered his head, his face was red and his ears were dry, the pride in his heart was shattered by Huang Ding, and he thought that he had made great contributions, that he had made the greatest contribution to the Chu army.The real heroes are these unknown soldiers, those ragged Qing soldiers on both sides of the road, they are the heroes of this war.

"Yes, the soldiers are the cutest people." Li Guolou agreed with the people around him, saying that he would do his part.

Huang Ding didn't look at Li Guolou's face, he frequently waved to the soldiers on both sides of the road, and responded loudly: "The Qing army is mighty!"

"Glory to the Qing Dynasty!" The Qing soldiers on both sides shouted loudly, and the birds in the bushes flew all over the place, fluttering into the air.

Huang Ding nodded in satisfaction and said, "Lord Li, it's already spring, everything is recovering, and all the power that has been dormant for a winter has exploded. The soldiers of the Chu army are still wearing tattered winter clothes. As a rich man with a textile factory in your family, Fifty thousand sets of military uniforms should be."

"What kind of talk is this? The people here, whose family doesn't do business, I have only accumulated a few years of accumulation, and I don't even mention it as a time-honored brand. It's still near Sichuan." of generals.

Huang Ding glanced at him and said: "Master Li, no one can hide from my eyes, it's a blessing to suffer, do you understand now?"

Li Guolou suddenly understood that the two Khotan boulders were seen leaving the city. Although Li Ziying did not know why Li Ziying wanted to transport the big stones, Huang Ding was smart enough to think that it would be a loss to divide the spoils.He nodded and said, "It's a trivial matter. I'll write a letter to Mr. Fu. There are military supplies in Tianjin Wei's warehouse."

"Well, the Huai army is still rich. Mr. Li, don't forget the whole outfit, hat, boots, and preferably a Prussian bayonet. This thing is easy to use and not easy to break. All soldiers like it." Although Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang fought for power and profit, they attacked each other.But in terms of the rise and fall of the nation, Li Hongzhang was still willing to help the Chu army, and even embezzled the military expenses of the Huai army to support the Chu army.

This is the same as the relationship between Li Guolou. Between the army and the army, sometimes they cooperate, and sometimes they fight against each other.Politicians do not have eternal enemies, and when they form sons and daughters and relatives, they will turn their faces and take advantage of each other. However, in the face of national justice, people of insight unite and speak out.

Is the army short of military supplies?It’s not like that, but it’s too much consumption. A piece of clothing will be ruined in less than three days during a march and a battle, and everything will be ruined when you march in a hurry.In a surprise attack, everyone from soldiers to officers becomes beggars, so the army has to hoard all kinds of supplies.Sometimes the soldiers were dressed in rags, but the supplies in the warehouse of the quartermaster department were piled up like a mountain, and they could not be transported to the front line in time.

Li Guolou accidentally slipped the tongue and boasted: "Well, Zodiac Officer, I will still have money in two years, and I will bring ten battalions to support the Chu army in the war. It's nothing now."

Huang Ding was full of confidence, the battle was so smooth, he no longer paid much attention to the returned army from Gansu, thinking that the war would end soon, he shook his head and said, "Master Li, two years is too far away, then you can only watch the scenery .I’ve already won Urumqi, and I’m eating cantaloupe there.”

Li Guolou sneered and said: "I don't believe it, the more difficult it is to fight in the future, we can bet if we don't believe it. The family system is better than sworn brothers and associations. Jinji Fort is too difficult to fight. I don't have the ability to fight such natural dangers. Only Gao Liansheng can take on the big responsibility."

"Master Li, besides having ears, I also have brains. There is something in your words. Then let me ask you, what is the best way to fight Jinjibao?" Huang Ding heard that Li Guolou was blatantly criticizing Gao Liansheng, thinking that Gao Liansheng was fighting. The consumption was too great, and the disabled soldiers were greater than the dead, and the morale of the Qing army was greatly boosted.But the damage to the country was too great, and more than 1000 disabled soldiers were added overnight. These disabled soldiers, the country needs to carry a burden for a lifetime.

"It's more about attacking the heart and buying the enemy with a lot of money. We can make full use of so many Muslims who have fled into Jinji Fort. Just killing people will make people go to extremes." Li Guolou's implicit words have something in them. Stop, talking more will make people disgusted.

"Well..." Huang Ding looked down at Li Guolou, he was really a villain who was good at plotting and tricking, and the method was readily available, and he praised Li Guolou's ability to see people, and hit him in the heart again, this The method is better than deputy commander Xu Zhanbiao's indiscriminate killing of Gu.

Huang Ding also has the right to make decisions. The battlefield changes rapidly. He is on the front line and can change course at any time and issue the latest military orders.Shen Ning said for a while: "Master Li, why don't you talk to Cui Wei about this later and send a group of people to sneak into Jinji Fort."

"The Zodiac is brilliant, I still have a chat with you, those generals can only use knives and guns, they can't understand the true meaning of war, they wasted my saliva, and they were poked at the spine and scolded, dogs meddling with rats." Li Guolou was aggrieved, he was the best at plugging loopholes, but people would not listen. [

Huang Ding smiled slickly and said: "Master Li, since it's your opinion, it's still the old rules, you will pay the first reward, then I will make the decision for you."

"Yes, but I think it needs to be quick. We will launch today and leave at night without any loopholes. This is based on a single army, and the number of people is enough to take down a fortress. Later, we will send lone heroes to sneak into Jinji together with the common people." Fortress, with two prongs, you can also assassinate the defender." Li Guolou nodded in approval, and also revealed the initial prototype of the plan.

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Huang Ding said suspiciously: "Master Li, such a good idea, why didn't you tell Vice Marshal Xu last night, do you have any objections to him?"

Li Guolou pointed to the lively scene in front of him and said with a smile: "Master Xu, I'm not a god. How could I figure out a countermeasure when Deputy Commander Xu issued an order last night? How dare I talk nonsense at a military meeting? I'm not Idiots who have read sage books to death understand the deep meaning of military law. I am in a good mood today, and I have a whimsical idea, so I just thought of it. Even if Jinji Fortress is as solid as gold, without a single loophole, we should be like flies and pull maggots inside."

"Ah, it's so disgusting! I've never heard such a comparison. You are more disgusting than Guo Dazui." Huang Ding hurried on and didn't chat with Li Guolou. Nasty joke over.

The two talked and laughed, walking in front of the team, Taichang Town was in sight, the Qing army lined up at the city gate, and Cui Wei led a group of rebel generals, who knelt down to welcome Huang Ding.

Huang Ding and Li Guolou saw it from a long distance away, and jumped off their horses one after another, as if old friends who hadn’t seen each other for a long time gathered together, with excitement and a little alienation, and the grandiose words were great, and the great national unity was realized in Taichang Town.

The Qing army committed no crimes against the people of Taichang Town. The soldiers of the Qing army looked so clear when they saw the big girl, and the children were as big as the Tongzhi brother.The shops were open for business, the Qing army bought and sold fairly, and did not take a grain of food from the common people.

When the disarmed returned troops returned to the barracks, there were full-time supervisors who held classes, citing extensively to tell the history of the Hui people, so that the Hui people could re-understand the history and understand that the nation must obey the country.The reasoning made sense, and the soldiers of the Hui army suddenly realized that they had been misled. The narrow sense of nationalism was wrong. It was wrong for people in a country to fight a civil war.

No one can see that the two armies were still fighting each other yesterday, but today they live in harmony under the same roof, forming a hard-won friendship.

Huang Ding, Li Guolou, Cui Wei and other generals of the Hui army talked freely for more than four hours, and properly resolved many difficulties of the Hui people. On the surface, they had a happy conversation, and the two sides dispersed at dusk.In the evening, Huang Ding will also prepare a grand banquet to entertain the generals of the Hui army who rebelled.

When the general of the Hui army left the living room, Huang Ding shook off his official hat angrily, and cursed: "Bastard, I haven't settled the robbery account with them yet, only if I can't get in, they still ask me for property. Ask me to support [-] Muslims. Let them plow the land tomorrow and plant spring wheat for me."

Li Guolou took the teapot and drank the tea directly. After finishing the pot of tea, he said: "The zodiac officer calm down, don't be as knowledgeable as Huizi. They are desperately asking for food. They are actually afraid that we will settle accounts after the fall and prepare for immigration. You let It’s unrealistic for them to farm, and they have already negotiated to let them move. Who will be good at farming, and you will break off the roots when planting seedlings, and let Huizi leave their hometown. They will vent their hatred on the seedlings. You still let Soldiers, work hard, carry forward the spirit of self-reliance, and the Sichuan army is good at digging holes."

"Hey, Commander Zuo is really serious. To get it done once and for all, I have a headache. There are more than 3 mouths. Master Li thinks about it now, we made money in the war, and now this burden can't be shaken off." Huang Ding Very angry, this is not a few official hats that can send a few returning generals.But there are more than 3 living people, at least not hungry, and the logistics and transportation pressure of the Qing army has greatly increased.

Li Guolou laughed and said: "Don't worry, the zodiac officer, Huizi is not short of food. What you promised just now can be converted into silver. Anyway, it is the money from Marshal Zuo. You just need to appease the good people and don't let people with ulterior motives make trouble." .If Huizi rebels again, it will be up to Vice Marshal Xu to decide."

Huang Ding nodded and said: "Master Li is right. I understand this, but you don't understand Huizi. Today is just the beginning. They are testing my bottom line. When they get it in their hands, they will continue to ask me for money. Helping people is robbery."

Li Guolou smiled and said: "The Zodiac Officer is right. We have more than 3 robbers to support. Let me calculate that each person is at least ten taels of silver. Zuo Dashuai needs 50 taels to immigrate this group of people." silver."

Huang Ding jumped up against the case and said angrily: "Li Guolou, you are a complete fool, where you might need 50 taels of silver, giving Cui Wei 10 taels of silver is a huge blow. You don't know the sufferings of the people, and with the standard of living of the capital Measure people, how big is the gap between urban and rural areas, don’t you understand?”

Li Guolou's complexion changed, and he also jumped up against the crime, kicked the stool away, and cursed angrily: "Okay! So many people have united to lie to me, and they think I'm a fool!"

"Don't think that you are smarter than others. The bigger the official hat, the more people will lie to you. I think you have been a local official for a few years, so you can understand the suffering of the people." Huang Ding sneered and looked down on Li Guolou.

"Understood, understood! Thank you Huang Daoist for telling the truth, otherwise I would be deceived by those Qiu Ba and think I have treated them badly." Li Guolou clasped his fists and saluted, grateful from the bottom of his heart for someone who finally told the truth.He thinks he is extremely smart, and he is the only one who fools others, and everyone else is played by him between applause and applause.It turned out that his subordinates were still crying poor to him after receiving high salaries.

"You, you are still good at scheming the enemy. For the people around you, just turn a blind eye and close your eyes. Senior officials are surrounded by such people. It can be said that they are slaves, and they are also loyal subordinates. Don't let your subordinates feel cold. heart." Huang Ding patted Li Guolou, showing the mind of a high-ranking official with a magnanimous reassurance. [

The two left the living room with a smile and entered the big yurt, where only the friendship between the nations was talked about, and the Hui army rebels were praised as national heroes.

A pungent pepper filled the air, the whole lamb was roasted on the grill, the veal was stewed in the cauldron, and the glass was filled with fine wine.The music with national characteristics was played, the high-pitched and loud singing voices were filled, and the smiling faces raised their glasses frequently. The harmonious atmosphere spread, just like the smell of pepper, which was refreshing.

Afterwards, the imperial court issued imperial edicts, Cui Wei received numerous honors, and was conferred the following titles by the imperial court: French feudal general Jianwei, ordered to wear double-eyed feathers on the top of the head, named Jianfang Admiral, and rewarded the titles "Fen Yong Batulu" and "Akdan Batu". Lu", became the Hui hero that the Qing Dynasty publicized.